title: Florid osseous dysplasia in a middle-aged Turkish woman: A case report.
abstract: Florid osseous dysplasia (FOD) is an uncommon, benign, cemento-osseous lesion of the jaws. The etiology of FOD is still unknown. It is often asymptomatic and may be identified on routine dental radiographs. The classic radiographic appearance of FOD is amorphous, lobulated, mixed radiolucent/radiopaque masses of cotton-wool appearance with a sclerotic border in the jaws. In our case the lesion was found incidentally on routine periapical radiographs taken for restored teeth and edentulous areas. For further and detailed examination, a panoramic radiograph and cone-beam computed tomograph (CBCT) were taken. The panoramic radiograph and CBCT revealed maxillary bilateral and symmetrical, non-expansile, well-defined, round, radiopaque masses in contact with the root of the maxillary right second molar and left first molar teeth. Our aim in presenting this case report was to highlight the importance of imaging in diagnosis of FOD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Buket
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Onder
authors.forename: Sebnem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurşun
authors.forename: Bengi
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Oztaş
authors.forename: Emre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Barış
authors.forename: Erdal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Erdem
keywords: Bone Diseases; Cone-Beam Computed Tomography; Florid Osseous Dysplasia; Panoramic Radiography